Diseases of Vegetables - Cucumber

Angular Leaf
Pseudomonas lachrvmans

What to look for?
This is common seed-borne disease of cucumbers that in wet seasons can cause considerable yield losses. Squash is also susceptible to this disease.

Photo: Howard

Picture description
Angular spots on leaves and fruit.

Management strategy
Reliable disease (pathogen) free seed should be used along with crop rotation.

Leaf Spot
Pseudomonas lachrvmans

What to look for?
Large losses of leaf area from infection can significantly affect cucumber yields.

Photo: Ormrod

Picture description
Bacterial lesions.

Management strategy

Photographs and information assembled and prepared for ARD by Dr. Ieaun R. Evans Agri-Trend Agrology Ltd.

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This information published to the web on November 26, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on April 7, 2010.